Patrick Quirke murder trial nears end as jury to continue deliberations tomorrow

Patrick Quirke arriving at the Central Criminal Court. Image: Leah Farrell via RollingNews.ie Patrick Quirke arriving at the Central Criminal Court. Image: Leah Farrell via RollingNews.ie THE JURY IN the trial of a 50-year-old farmer charged with murdering his alleged love rival, and hiding his body in an underground tank, have paused their deliberations for the night to resume on Wednesday morning.

A short time into their deliberations, the jury sought all of Quirke’s interviews with gardaí as well as phone records, which were handed in. They will resume again tomorrow at 11am. She said the onus of proof remained fairly and squarely on the prosecution and that the defence did not have to prove a thing.

She said the prosecution’s case was that Bobby Ryan stayed with Mary Lowry on the night of 3 June 2011, and left the following morning fully-clothed. They further relied on an A4 sheet found in Patrick Quirke’s home and what was written on that sheet, according to experts, Ms Justice Creedon said.She said they relied on evidence from the hard drive found in Patrick Quirke’s home and on internet searches on the decomposition of human bodies, that some of the searches were made prior to the death of Quirke’s son, and Quirke’s assertions that his son’s death was the reason for the searches.

She warned the jury that circumstantial evidence can be powerful but it must be treated with care. She told the jury to consider whether it revealed issues that “destroys” the prosecution case. Those inconsistencies relate to the alleged assault of her by Quirke, her passport being taken and her memory of staying in the Cliff House Hotel. She said the defence contend there was no evidence Patrick Quirke was in financial difficulty.

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